How to Guide Girls

Flat Screen Local NewsHow to guide girlsPicture Of Flat Screen Local NewsFlat Screen Local NewsHow to guide girlsRaising daughters can be daunting – but a new book of the collected wisdom of teachers from more than 200 leading girls’ schools will help parents negotiate the minefields.When it comes to raising offspring, do parents today need more help with their daughters? The Girls’ Schools Association certainly thinks so.“Parents are particularly anxious about raising daughters as there are greater pressures on girls,” says Dr Helen Wright, headmistress of St Mary’s Calne, president of the GSA, and the mother of two daughters (and one son)....

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Women more likely to take sickies

Flat Screen Local NewsWomen more likely to take sickiesPicture Of Flat Screen Local NewsFlat Screen Local NewsWomen more likely to take sickiesWomen are more likely than men to take sick days and are happier to give an embarrassing excuse for taking unplanned leave, according to a new survey.Research carried out for Sovereign Health Care found employees were more likely to take an unwarranted day off this month than at any other time of year.And women were less likely than men to believe a colleague who phoned in sick was genuinely ill.Sovereign Health Care polled 1,360 people and found more than half (56%) of the female participants admitted...

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Yerevan's Ban On Street Traders Sparks Protests

Flat Screen Local NewsYerevan's Ban On Street Traders Sparks ProtestsPicture Of Flat Screen Local NewsFlat Screen Local NewsYerevan's Ban On Street Traders Sparks ProtestsYEREVAN -- Yerevan's city administration is facing angry streets protests after its decision to ban street trade in the Armenian capital, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.Mayor Karen Karapetian ordered the ban after taking office last month. Police began enforcing it this week, clearing sidewalks of people selling a wide range of goods: from fruits and vegetables to construction materials.Many hundreds of traders in Yerevan now risk losing their sole source of income as a result...

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Karzai Due In Moscow

Flat Screen Local NewsKarzai Due In MoscowPicture Of Flat Screen Local NewsFlat Screen Local NewsKarzai Due In MoscowAfghan President Hamid Karzai is due in Moscow at the start of a two-day visit to Russia.Karzai is hoping to use the trip to strengthen economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia.According to Karzai's office, the Afghan leader is also looking for Russian fuel to help deal with an Iranian blockade of Afghan fuel deliveries on the Iran-Afghan border.Karzai will also be hoping to deepen Russian cooperation in fighting narcotics trafficking. Afghanistan is the world's leading producer of opium.Related : Blog NewsRelated :...

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Imprisoned Spy Gets 8 More Years For Contacting Russia

Flat Screen Local News Imprisoned Spy Gets 8 More Years For Contacting Russia Picture Of Flat Screen Local News Flat Screen Local News Imprisoned Spy Gets 8 More Years For Contacting Russia A high-ranking Former CIA officer already imprisoned as a Russian spy has been sentenced to an additional eight years behind bars for sending notes to his Russian handlers from prison. In November, 59-year-old Harold "Jim" Nicholson pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for a foreign government and to money laundering. Prosecutors said in court documents that Nicholson used his 26-year-old son, Nathaniel, to carry messages to Russian intelligence...

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Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010

Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010 Picture Of Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010 Parts 1 Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2010, Securities were exchanged inadvertently articles for the Festival of Lights Magnificent Mile and the Daley Plaza tree lighting ceremony. The festival is Saturday lights on Michigan Avenue, from activity booths open at 11 am The Daley Plaza tree lighting ceremony is Wednesday, the holiday music starts at 4:30 p.m., and the lighting is 5. • John Kass column Wednesday and Thursday referred mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel being...

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Autumn Music Festival 2010

Autumn Music Festival 2010 Picture Of Autumn Music Festival 2010 Autumn Music Festival 2010 Autumn Music Festival 2010 Parts 1 Autumn Music Festival has set Florida on fire as it has quickly become the second largest electronic music festival in the state and one of the premiere music festivals recognized nationwide. In its conception and debut with heavy hitting electronic musicians such as Starkillers, Superstar DJ Keoki, DJ Monk of Rabbit In The Moon, Edgar V & Oliver Moldan, accompanied by over 100 established and up and coming artists, the 1st annual Autumn Music Festival had well over 6,000 screaming fans thrilled and...

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